Sam S. Walker
| Sam S. Walker | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sam Sims Walker |
| Born |
July 31, 1925 West Point, New York |
| Died | August 8, 2015 (aged 90) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
|
| Years of service | 1946-1978 |
| Rank |
 General
|
| Commands held | Allied Land Forces South East Europe 3rd Infantry Division
|
| Battles/wars |
Korean War Vietnam War |
| Awards |
Defense Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Air Medal |
| Relations | General Walton Walker (father) |
| Other work | Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute |
Sam Sims Walker (July 31, 1925 – August 8, 2015), United States Army, was an American General who served as the Commanding General of Allied Land Forces, South East Europe (COMLANDSOUTHEAST) from 1977 to 1978.
Walker was born at West Point, New York, and was the son of General Walton Walker, himself a four-star general. He enrolled in the Virginia Military Institute in 1941, but transferred to the United States Military Academy the next year. Upon graduation from West Point in 1946, he was commissioned into the infantry, and his initial assignment was with the 11th Airborne Division on occupation duty in Japan. He served in the Korean War, during which, as a company commander in the 24th Infantry Division, he earned a Silver Star. Also during his time in Korea, his father, then commanding the Eighth Army, was killed in a vehicle accident, and Walker escorted his body back to the U.S. Returning to the United States at the end of his combat tour in 1951, he was assigned to the U.S. Army Infantry School as an instructor.
After graduating in 1957 from the Command and General Staff College, Walker served in a variety of assignments, to include aide-de-camp to the Chief of Staff of the Army, tactical officer at West Point, and Secretary of the General Staff of the United Nations Command/US Forces, Korea. He was a distinguished graduate from the National War College in 1963, and then assumed command of the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment. He volunteered for duty in Vietnam, serving as G-3, 1st Infantry Division, and took command of the 2d Brigade as a lieutenant colonel, earning a second Silver Star Medal. He led the Second Brigade during Operation Attleboro.
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